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Did New York’s graduation rate of Hispanic students rise or fall in 2021-22 school year?

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NY State Education Department Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Josephine Victoria Finn | New York State Education Department

NY State Education Department Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Josephine Victoria Finn | New York State Education Department

Graduation rates of Hispanic students in New York schools rose 1.3% from the previous year, according to the New York State Education Department.

There were 38,183 Hispanic students who graduated in the 2021-22 school year, compared to 37,375 in the previous year.

Statewide, Nassau County had the highest graduation rate of Hispanic students at 86.8%. Delaware County suffered the lowest graduation rate of 14.3%.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

A 2021 report from the NYC Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence found that outcomes for different racial and gender groups had improved since 2013. However, despite the observed improvements, substantial gaps still persisted, particularly among Black and Hispanic students.

Ethnic Representation in New York: Graduation and Dropout Rates Comparison During 2021-22 School Year
American Indian and Alaska NativeAsian and Pacific IslanderBlackHispanicMultiracialWhite0%20%40%60%80%100%31%31%3%3%84%84%2%2%74%74%5%5%78%78%7%7%48%48%3%3%83%83%2%2%Graduation rateDropout rate

New York Student Graduation Rates by County for 2021-22 School Year
CountyTotal Number of StudentsNumber of GraduatesOverall Graduation Rate (%)Number of Hispanic StudentsGraduation Rate of Hispanic Students (%)
Nassau County193,98614,99794.2%52,45386.8%
Putnam County13,1261,09994.2%4,14486.5%
Westchester County139,16310,15391.6%50,86985.7%
Orange County56,6184,25989%20,31481.8%
Saratoga County30,7522,34292.6%1,62680.9%
Queens County250,97816,03487.2%100,97180.8%
Ulster County20,2281,57688.4%4,38879.2%
New York County125,06412,11084.6%55,00479.2%
Suffolk County220,69117,31390.9%79,63478.8%
Richmond County59,4853,85087.9%17,64778.6%
Rensselaer County18,1521,26590.3%1,55577.8%
Warren County8,11760388.5%26577.3%
Bronx County164,2289,67482.2%104,82876.6%
Rockland County38,8302,85588.7%17,36576.2%
Montgomery County6,77746185.7%1,89075.2%
Ontario County14,6621,04389.9%1,48875%
Monroe County93,8996,34987.1%15,09373.7%
Albany County35,2352,51689.3%3,58372.8%
Oneida County31,5702,09287.6%2,97671.6%
Onondaga County63,4254,33985.5%4,91570.8%
Dutchess County36,8042,69887.5%8,64269.6%
Kings County246,60715,89282.6%74,14069.3%
Jefferson County16,51895185.1%1,46168.8%
Columbia County6,17544389.7%73768.8%
Niagara County26,3291,91789.2%1,57267%
Yates County2,17912580.6%8066.7%
Schoharie County3,76329890.3%15166.7%
Schenectady County21,5611,38781.6%2,89366.3%
Sullivan County8,98352479.3%2,96664.3%
Erie County108,4187,67088.3%10,18563.2%
Wayne County12,83590290.4%1,15362.1%
Oswego County17,3561,13785.9%56461.5%
Broome County23,4671,56187.1%1,82060.2%
Chautauqua County17,8001,14385%2,96959.9%
Tompkins County9,92467987.6%64559.6%
Seneca County3,71323487.3%20253.3%
Cortland County5,55637285.1%17550%
Steuben County13,28592288.2%34047.4%
Madison County8,96864192%26045%
Otsego County6,26239786.1%28944.4%
Fulton County7,33442985%41940.9%
Herkimer County8,51059890.9%22540%
Washington County8,02650883.7%19540%
Genesee County7,52255694.9%48433.3%
Greene County5,19536587.3%45132.1%
Orleans County5,40332977.4%45227.8%
Chemung County10,61564783.7%38126.9%
Cattaraugus County11,10180489.9%34625%
Cayuga County8,44155281.9%44623.7%
Delaware County5,41839391.4%26814.3%

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